Mayroyd Mill Lock No 8 is one of many locks on the Rochdale Canal; it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1955 just past the junction with The River Trent.
Early plans of what would become the Rochdale Canal were drawn up by George Wright in 1888 but problems with Brench Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Leeds. Expectations for coal traffic to Oldpool were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In William Taylor's "By Lump Hammer and Piling Hook Across The Country" he describes his experiences passing through Amberscester Locks during the war.

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This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Hebden Bridge Services | 2½ furlongs | |
| Hebden Bridge Wharf | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Crossley Mill | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Hebden Bridge Visitor Moorings | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Princess Bridge No 16 | 1 furlong | |
| Mayroyd Mill Lock No 8 | ||
| Mayroyd Bridge No 15 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Falling Royd Bridge No 14 | 3 furlongs | |
| Clog Mill Pipe Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Walkley's Clog Mill | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Broadbottom Lock No 7 | 5½ furlongs | |
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![Ivy-clad wall on NE side of Burnley Road. There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark [[6537625]] on a stone in the wall where a hole in the ivy has been cut by Roger Templeman – 12 August 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/53/76/6537628_c6e59ecf_120x120.jpg)






![Moorings below Mayroyd Mill Lock [No 8], Rochdale Canal. Temporary lock moorings on the towpath side, permanent moorings for named boats on the off-side. by Christine Johnstone – 05 May 2014](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/97/73/3977397_0153b265_120x120.jpg)


![Water drained from the Rochdale Canal (2). I am standing a few hundred metres east of Lock 8 on the section of the Rochdale Canal that passes through Hebden Bridge and looking back at the section of canal on which boats are currently marooned [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced3x0v21vno] following damage to one of the lock gates which is currently being repaired under the supervision of the Canal and Rivers Trust. by Carroll Pierce – 30 July 2024](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/83/99/7839915_eabda6f4_120x120.jpg)










